Gary and I are in the process of building out my truck as a camping vehicle. The first step was to have a cooler sufficient for a week’s worth of food and adult beverages. I knew that I had an old Igloo 120 qt cooler in the attic, but I had not looked . . . → Read More: in rehab

Here are a couple of knives that I’ve been working on for a couple of weeks. You can see that the poor Scandi blade suffered from my allergy eyes reaction. Since my eyes were swollen shut for a few days, I should have left it alone. I’ll probably keep it for a hiking blade. It’s . . . → Read More: project: two new knives

Several years ago I was given a BlastMatch firestarter to review. It’s a good idea and is designed for one-handed operation. That’s a real plus if you are injured, but the actual operation ran counter to my technique for using these things. Additionally, I had trouble getting it to open reliably one-handed. Since . . . → Read More: salvaged firesteel

My buddy Dan came through for me again. His brother owns an exotic game ranch, so he thought I could use some antlers for making knife handles. He brought back a dozen Axis sheds for me to start with and said he would get more when he goes back next month. The picture is . . . → Read More: bambi’s loss is our gain